Lost in the (Hospital) Supermarket
on Oct 10, 2009 in Modern Life Clearwater Morton Plant Curtis Chambers Florida Financial Crisis Humor Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Florida Image Source: Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 Author: MikereicholdView Source at Wikimedia With all the talk in the news about health care, I thought I would weigh in with my two cents from a...

Depression Era Movie Review: The Grapes of Wrath
on Oct 1, 2009 in Grapes of Wrath Movie Review Depression Era TITLE: Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California Lange, Dorothea, photographerLink to Her Work. RIGHTS INFORMATION: No known restrictions on publicationSource. Farm Security Administration - Off...

Why Stimulus Will Mean Inflation - WSJ
on Sep 29, 2009 in Stimulus Package Inflation Here is my pick for editorial of the week, from the Wall Street Journal by George Melloan. Mr. Melloan asks where will the money to fund the current stimulus package come from? The answer is largely from foreign countries, especially China and Japan.

"Top Hat" - When America was Tops - Film Review
on Aug 11, 2009 in Curtis Chambers Top Hat Film Review Swing Time There are two theories about human evolution. One is that we are moving forward - mankind has gone from using stone tools to computers and air conditioning. The other theory is that we are going backwards - the fall of the Roman Empire idea. If you s...

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What is "Rank or Yank" management?
on Jul 31, 2009 in Define Technorati Tags Rank or crank management "Rank or yank" refers to a style of management that you won't find in Tom Peters, "In Search of Excellence"Wikipedia entry. That's okay, "In Search of Excellence," the international bestseller on the art of management practiced by the world's leading...

NPR Interview with Jockey Calvin Borel
on Jul 21, 2009 in jockeys Calvin Borel Technorati Tags courage Photo by Andy Lyons/NPRJockeys in general, and Calvin Borel in particular, are inspirational. While small in stature (Calvin is 5'4", 118 lbs), I think jockeys are among the most courageous competitors in all of sports. According to NPR, Borel, who s...

What is "Web 2.0?"
on Jul 21, 2009 in idiom logophile Technorati Tags new " web 2.0 internet define "Web 2.0 phrase You may have heard a new term lately: "Web 2.0." The term refers to the world wide web and like the web it is difficult to define... I will try to put it into layman's terms:"Web 2.0" refers to new developments that are currently transforming the Int...

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Wall Street Journal Editorial, "Soak the Rich, Lose the Rich"
on Jul 11, 2009 in Income Tax Technorati Tags VAT Sales Tax Here is my take on this editorial which appeared in the WSJ on May 18, 2009:The editorial, "Soak the Rich, Lose the RichWall Street Journal," makes an excellent point that when one State raises its Income Tax rates, business and wealth will flow out...